Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography Citation Generator

Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography — an author-only style: in-text citations name the author, with full details in the reference list:

Journal article

Rivera, Maria, and David Chen. “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice.” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no. 3, 2021, pp. 145–62, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

Book

Okafor, Amara. The Craft of Research Writing. 2nd ed., University Press, 2019.

Website

Larsen, Sofie. “How Peer Review Works.” Open Science Digest, 14 May 2023, https://www.example.org/peer-review.

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera and Chen)

About Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography

Citation style for Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: generic base, humanities and literature.

How to use this Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography

What is Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography?

Citation style for Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography style.

What does an in-text citation look like in Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography?

Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography is an author-only style: in-text citations name the author, with full details in the reference list. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: (Rivera and Chen)

What does a Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography looks like this: Rivera, Maria, and David Chen. “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice.” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no. 3, 2021, pp. 145–62, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

How can I generate a Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Modern Language Association Annotated Bibliography as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.